Mall Play Areas Around Chicago

With temperatures not so 'park friendly' anymore a great way to relax and get your kids out for some exercise is to head to an indoor play area in one the local malls. You can bring a magazine, catch up on your emails while you relax on one of the benches while your children run, scream and play with other kids. Northbrook Court has a wonderful tree house play area located outside of the Land Of Nod/Banana Republic entrances. Corner Bakery is steps away and just upstairs is a childrens hair salon. Yorktown Mall in Lombard offers a $1 train ride with seasonally changing scenery, a tree house slide and a small house for the tiny tots. It is located just outside Carson Pirie Scott's lower level and in close proximity to several childrens clothing stores and Mrs. Fields Cookies (Caribou Coffee for mom!). If you feel like driving a little the best of the best is at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora. They have not one but 2 play areas, one geared to tiny tots, one for 3 and up that is a 2 story net enclosed climbing tree and a DOUBLE DECKER CAROUSEL. For a day of fun you can grab some food court goodies, play a couple of the claw games and work your way between the 2 play areas and carousel. Everyone will have good cheap fun if you are willing to make the drive.